India’s Prize Money Almos Doubled
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Key highlights
- India’s Prize Money Saw a Massive Boost
- India failed to reach the final for the first time
- India reached the wtc final in 2021 and 2023
India’s Earning Double Despite Failing to Reach the Final
This has been to an increase in each time’s fortunes this time as new zealand and australia was awarded $ 1.6 million (Rs. 13.6 Crore) for winning the tournament. The 2025 winners will earn more than double of that Amount. Meanwhile, India Finished as Runners-up in Both Editions and We Awarded $ 800,000 (Rs. 6.84), which is one-third of what the losing finalist will get this time.
India’s earnings from the 2023-25 cycle is Nearly Four Times What the Third-Placed Team (Australia in 2021, South Africa in 2023) Got in the previous two edits. The Second Runners-up was given $ 450,000 (Rs. 3.84 Crore Approx) in the first two editions of the tournament.
WTC Prize Money (2025 vs 2023/2021) (in USD)
| Position | Prize Money in 2019-21/2021-23 (Team in 2019-2021/Team in 2021-23) | Prize Money in 2023-25 (Team) |
| Total Pool | $ 3.8m | $ 5.6m |
| Winner | $ 1.6m – New Zealand/Australia | $ 3.6m (Australia/South Africa) |
| Runner-up | $ 0.8m – India/India | $ 2.16m (Australia, South Africa) |
| Third | $ 0.45m – Australia/South Africa | $ 1.44m (India) |
| Fourth | $ 0.35m England/England | $ 1.2m (new zealand) |
| Fifth | $ 0.2m South Africa/Sri Lanka | $ 0.96m (England) |
| Sixth | $ 0.1m Pakistan/New Zealand | $ 0.84m (Sri Lanka) |
| Seventh | $ 0.1m Sri Lanka/Pakistan | $ 0.72m (Bangladesh) |
| Eight | $ 0,1m West Indies /West Indies | $ 0.6m (West Indies) |
| Ninth | $ .0,1m bangladesh /bangladesh | $ 0.48m (Pakistan) |
Days after the WTC 2025 Final Ends on June 15, The 2025-27 WTC Cycle will start when India and england go head-to-head from june 20 in a five-matches. This series will also mark the start of a new era in Indian cricket with a new captain set to take charge as the team starts a massive transition after the retirement of ravichandran asshwin, rahit sharma, and virat Kohli.
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